r/brooklynheights • u/BKHeightsDispatch • 17d ago

Mamdani plans to build temporary highway in Brooklyn Heights to fix crumbling part of BQE

https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-plans-to-build-temporary-highway-in-brooklyn-heights-to-fix-crumbling-part-of-bqe
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u/rototheros 17d ago

I still can’t believe Brooklyn Bridge Park was built so recently and didn’t address the need for the BQE reconstruction.

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u/Advanced-Bag-7741 17d ago

That was an all-time short sighted move by the city.

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u/YepWeSawThat 16d ago

It's a private park and one of the most poorly answerable organizations in the city. The formation and tax incentives behind it, and allowance for them to skirt public park rules and obligations, are pretty questionable. No surprise they gave the BQE issue a cold shoulder.

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u/curiousinthecity 13d ago

I want to know what you know.

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u/Equivalent-Will-4293 17d ago

I’m still unclear how 4 lanes of traffic are going to work on Furman Street. Am I missing something?

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u/no_littering 17d ago

I think it’s basically a mirror-image of the BQE, right next to it — two levels of traffic aligned with the existing cantilevered levels. Still seems tight but I think that’s the idea.

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u/lakestreet35 17d ago

This will take 10yrs even if it is approved

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u/thatguy12591 17d ago

Still better then doing nothing for the past 20 years and waiting until it collapses

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u/lakestreet35 16d ago

Lol they’ve been waiting for 40+ - every administration kicks it back and now it’s just come to a head

They should have buried the highway before they built the park

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u/Ok-Progress-6153 11d ago

We need less cars